Notre Dame

Independents

Team Overview

Recent Notre Dame news: 2026 college football SP+ rankings for all 138 FBS teams • College Football Playoff top 12 projection after Week 8 • CJ Carr watches brother Tommy's first Michigan start from Big House • Predicting the College Football Playoff: Who's most likely to make the field? • Top 25 betting lines: Texas favored vs. Ole Miss, Utah the fave vs. Houston

Around Independents: Diving into Arch Manning, Texas' upset over Ole Miss • Oregon fires offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer • Doering calls Minchey 'unflappable', says Kentucky has no panic • Highlighting Bama's offensive perseverance vs. Texas A&M • Who could replace Aranda at Baylor, what are roster, recruiting priorities?

School Information

Location: Notre Dame
Record: 6-1
Standing: 1st in FBS Indep.

Independents

Independent programs compete without conference affiliation, scheduling opponents nationwide — most notably Notre Dame in football.

2026 Schedule

vs Wisconsin Badgers

Sep 6

W 41-13

vs Rice Owls

Sep 12

W 52-0

vs Michigan State Spartans

Sep 19

W 27-10

@ Purdue Boilermakers

Sep 26

W 49-10

@ North Carolina Tar Heels

Oct 3

W 37-26

vs Stanford Cardinal

Oct 10

W 58-7

@ BYU Cougars

Oct 17

L 24-28

@ Navy Midshipmen

Oct 31

10/31 - 12:00 PM EDT

vs Miami Hurricanes

Nov 8

11/7 - 7:30 PM EST

vs Boston College Eagles

Nov 14

11/14 - 3:30 PM EST

vs SMU Mustangs

Nov 22

11/21 - 7:30 PM EST

@ Syracuse Orange

Nov 28

TBD

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